Iwami Province
Iwami Province(Thạch thấy quốc,Iwami-no kuni)was anold provinceofJapanin the area that is today the western part ofShimane Prefecture.[1]It was sometimes calledSekishū(Thạch châu).Iwami borderedAki,Bingo,Izumo,Nagato,andSuōprovinces.
In theHeian period(794–1192) the capital was at modern-dayHamada. In theKamakura period(1192–1333) theMasuda clanbelonged to theMinamotoclan (Genji) and conquered Iwami Province. From the sixteenth century onwards, it played an important role in East Asia's economic history as a majorsilversource.
History
[edit]During theMuromachiandSengoku periods,the battles were very furious in this area. At first, the Masuda clan was in alliance with theŌuchi clanin neighboringSuō,but later the Masuda clan belonged to theMōri clanin neighboringAki.
Maps of Japan and Iwami Province were reformed in the 1870s when the prefecture system was introduced.[2]At the same time, the province continued to exist for some purposes. For example, Iwami is explicitly recognized in treaties in 1894 (a) between Japan and theUnited Statesand (b) between Japan and theUnited Kingdom.[3]
Historical districts
[edit]- Shimane Prefecture
- Ano District( an nùng quận ) - dissolved
- Kanoashi District( lộc đủ quận )
- Mino District( mỹ nùng quận ) - dissolved
- Naka District( kia hạ quận ) - dissolved
- Nima District( nhĩ ma quận ) - dissolved
- Ōchi District( ấp trí quận )
See also
[edit]- Japanese battleshipIwami
- Tatamigaura
- Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine
- Hamada Domain
- Tsuwano Domain
- Seiyōdō Tomiharu(1733–1810), founder of the Iwami school of carving
Notes
[edit]- ^Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric.(2005). "Iwami"inJapan Encyclopedia,p. 408,p. 408, atGoogle Books.
- ^Nussbaum,"Provinces and prefectures"at p. 780.
- ^US Department of State. (1906).A digest of international law as embodied in diplomatic discussions, treaties and other international agreements(John Bassett Moore, ed.), Vol. 5, p. 759.
References
[edit]- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéricand Käthe Roth. (2005).Japan encyclopedia.Cambridge:Harvard University Press.ISBN978-0-674-01753-5;OCLC 58053128
- Papinot, Edmond.(1910).Historical and Geographic Dictionary of Japan.Tokyo: Librarie Sansaisha.OCLC 77691250
External links
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Media related toIwami Provinceat Wikimedia Commons
- "Iwami Province" at JapaneseCastleExplorer
- Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903
- Masuda City Sightseeing website
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